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H. B. WALTER.

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APPLIO-ATXON' FILED MAR. a, 1909.

Patented ma 10, 1910.

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anuenkw ,[g to I To all whom concern:-

Be it known that I, HARRISON B. WALTEn'.

UNIT STATES PATENT oFFioE. X

HARRISON B. WALTEIQ OIF DANYILLE ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

'I'O NATIONAL FIBRE BOX QOMPANY, OF DANVILLE, ILLINOIS,'A CORPOfiATION F ILLINOIS.

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Application filed March S, 1909. Serial Nd. 481,998.

a citizen. of the United- States, residing at Danville, in the county of Vermilion and State'of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boxes, of which the following isa specification' My invention relates'to an improvement 15.- at the corners of the battensand box for in boxes, and the object is to providemeans 'for affording additional strength to the edges of the box,.as Well as for holding the battens in pro er position.

A further 0 jeot is in the provision of-a binding strip which passes around the body of the box over the battens and is yieldable forming a hin e of. great binding or pulling power for hol ing the battens tight together in perfect alinement and aifording addifully described and section, and F ig,. 4 is a tional security to the horizontal-strips.

The invention consists of certain other novel features of construction and combina- .tions of parts which willbe hereinafter pointed out in the claims. v

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a top plan view of the body of the box before being folded to form a box; Fig. 2 is a view in side'el'evation; F ig. 3 is a cross perspective view of the assembled box. 1 I

A represents the body of-the box and B the battens. Each batten is provided with a longitudinal groove on two adjacent faces, the groove 1 adapted to-receive the body of the. box and the groove 2 adapted to receive the removable ends 3 of the box. The battens are cut away for a short distance as at 4 at each end, the cutaway portions or re cesses being practically one level with the upper portion of the groove 1. Received in these recesses 4 are horizontal strips 5. These strips tend to keen the battens the de sired distance apart and at the same time aflord additional strengthening means totlIG'bOdYOfthG box and also for the folding edges of the box, preventing the boxes from being injured at their edges. The horizontal stri s are on each side of the'folding ed e of aord a protecting means for the folding the body of the Extending entirely around the box and along the battens are metallic bands 6. The

the body of the box and thereby bands are connected to the battens by nails 7, and at the folding edges of the box or at each end of the battens 'the strips are corrugated thereby forming a yieldin portion at certainintervals throughout the entire length of the band. The corrugated portion provides for the necessary expansion at the hinge point of the strapping or band, and when the box is folded lnto shape the corrugations will straighten out to a certain extent,- but as it is impossible 'to pull the band into the same smdoth condition as previous to creating the corrugations the corrugated portion will act as a h'nge or great binding or pulling power holding the battens tight together in perfect aline ment and affording additional security to the horizontal strips.

The'nails 7 which connect the band to the" battens passthrough the mat or body of' the box for holding the body in proper position in the grooves 1. The nails also pass through the strips 5 forming a fastening between the band-strips and battens. The bands 6 will be secured or connected to the battens before the box is folded into shape, and as the battens are folded at right-angles to each other in folding the box into proper shape, the battens will be bent at right-angles to each other-and the band will have a tendency to 35 bind the corner or folding edge construction. together. 'This form of-c necting the battens to ether is superior to-the usual manner" of bind box for making a superior hinge connection which will bind the ends of the battens.

tighter together than could be done by the use of the ordinary binding band.

It is evident that more or less slight changes might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of tile several parts de scribed without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction herein set forth, but

Having fully described my invention,what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A box comprising a body and ends,

and a binding strip connected to the box extensible at the edges of the box.

- 2. A\box comprising a body and ends, battens for retainin the ends and body in position, and a bindiing means connected to ing the battens of a box together. Means is provided at the. folding edge of the 90 the box extensible at the folding edges of the box. v

3. A box; comprising a body and ends, battens for retaining the body and ends in position, and means extending across the body .connectin' the battens on each side of the box toget er.

4. A box comprising a body and ends, battens for retaimng the body and ends in position, horizontal strips connecting the ends of the battens together at the edges of the box and a binding means connected to the battens extensible at the ends of the band, connected to the box yieldabie at the edges of the box.

6. A box comprising a body and ends and a binding stri connected to the box having corrugations formed therein at the edges of the box to permit of the extension of the strip.

7. A box comprising a body and ends, battens for retaining the body and ends in position, horizontal strips connecting the bat tens together and binding strips mounted on the box provided With corrugations at the edges of the box to of the strips. i In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

HARRISGN B. WALTER. Witnesses:

OLIVER D. MANN, PHILIP B. Voonnnns.

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